We've raised a $5.6M Series A from Union Square Ventures and Flybridge

We’re thrilled to announce our Series A today!

Firebase exists to help developers build extraordinary experiences. Every day
we’re inspired by the things you build, from video sharing services to
business collaboration tools to disaster simulation software. This new
investment lets us pursue this mission even faster, and it provides the solid
financial footing we need to ensure we’ll be around in the long term.

This raise would not have been possible without the
amazing people
on our team.
Firebase would not be here if it weren’t for their dedication and truly
excellent work.

Chip Hazard
from Flybridge and
Albert Wenger
from USV will be joining our
board. They both bring deep expertise building companies with developer-facing
products. Both Chip and Albert sit on the board of 10gen, the makers of
MongoDB, and between the two of them they bring experience from Twilio,
Crashlytics, and many more.

Chip invested in our seed round a year ago and has been fantastic to work
with. Albert was the only investor we pitched who immediately made a Firebase
app (a game of multiplayer snake). Together they’ll help us navigate the early
stages of building a big company that has a huge impact.

The goals for us now are:

Invest heavily in supporting our community. We want to provide developers
who are using Firebase with assistance, educational materials, and
opportunities to show off their work.

Launch our paid product. We’ll be taking the beta label off Firebase soon.
You can see our pricing plans
for when that happens here. Until then Firebase remains free.

Finally, we’d like to thank everyone who has supported us over the past 21
months. Our early developers helped shape what Firebase looks like, and our
seed investors gave us advice and runway so the product could mature. Many
more of you provided encouragement and counsel along the way. Thank you!